On Morning Edition today, a couple of reports highlighting the run-up to the Feb. 28 Michigan primary, which is shaping up to be a close match between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, who has gained considerable momentum from wins elsewhere in the Midwest last week.
from Michigan that Santorum's committment to conservative family values is having some resonance there.
that amid strong earnings for General Motors three years after it teetered on the verge of bankruptcy, Romney's opposition to the government auto bailout could hurt him among Michigan voters.
The reports follow fallout on Thursday from something Foster Friess, Santorum's billionaire supporter, said on MSNBC. has more on that.
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